Fulton County, New York

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Fulton County Courthouse
Fulton County Courthouse
administration
US state : new York
Administrative headquarters : Johnstown
Foundation : April 18, 1838
Made up from: Montgomery
Area code : 001 518
Demographics
Residents : 55,531  (2010)
Population density : 43.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1,379.563 km²
Water surface : 96.852 km²
map
Map of Fulton County within New York
Website : www.fultoncountyny.gov

Fulton County is a county in the state of New York in the United States . At the 2010 census , Fulton County had 55,531 residents and a population density of 43.3 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Johnstown .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​1,379.5 square kilometers, of which 96.9 square kilometers are water. The area lies north of the Mohawk River in the Adirondack Mountains and is characterized as a glacial ground moraine landscape. The landscape is accordingly hilly and criss-crossed with many ponds and lakes. The highest peaks are found in the north of the county.

The largest lake is Great Sacandaga Lake , but only the western part of the lake with Mayfield and Broadalbin on its banks is in the area of ​​the county. Other important lakes are the Peck Lake, Caroga Lake with its extension East Caroga Lake and the Vandenburgh Pond near Bleeker.

The highest mountain is Shaker Mountain at 541 m (1775 feet ) in the northeast of the county, on the border with Hamilton County. It is part of the Adirondack Mountains and Adirondack Park , a nature reserve that is particularly used for camping, fishing and skiing. It also forms with its wide surroundings the Shaker Mountain Wild Forest, a nature reserve within the park.

Surrounding areas

Herkimer County Hamilton County Saratoga County
Herkimer County Compass card (de) .svg Saratoga County
Herkimer County Montgomery County Schenectady County

history

The area of ​​what is now Fulton County was slowly settled from the south from about 1700; here, through the valley of the Mohawk River, navigable access to the countries in the northeast of the North American land mass was given, which was used for settlement. Large land sales, both to groups and individuals, are recorded between 1753 and 1774; most important sales are the Kingsborough patent of June 23, 1753 with 20,000 acres (approx. 8000 hectares), Lott's patent September 16, 1761 (also 20,000 acres), the Jerseyfield patent of April 12, 1770 with 94,000 acres (approx. 37,600 hectares) and the Van Rensselaer patent dated October 4, 1774 with 28,964 acres (approximately 11,600 hectares). These lands are now partly cross-border in several counties, because the later demarcations did not take them into account.

Due to the increase in residents, a state administration became necessary. The area of ​​today's Fulton County was from 1772 part of what was then Tryon County, which was renamed Montgomery County in 1784 . As the number of people to manage increased, it was divided into several steps; Fulton County became independent as the last separation on April 18, 1838. Since the industrial centers of the area were created primarily in the valley of the Mohawk River, Fulton County was not industrialized further; only existing centers for gloversville and Johnstown continued to develop, encouraged by the construction of railway lines in the Mohawk Valley and the surrounding area, which led to New York City . During the American Civil War, the county provided parts of several infantry regiments and a cavalry regiment, but did not itself become the scene of fighting. The leather industry could therefore develop unhindered. Fulton County was the center of the American glove industry between 1890 and 1950. The county is named after the inventor Robert Fulton .

Since the 1950s, coinciding with the gradual decline of local industry, the county's economic bulk shifted to tourism. The main destination is the lakes as well as the hunting and hiking areas in the northern, wooded sections of the county, which are still largely close to nature and yet have good transport links.

Johnson hall (2006)

One place has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Johnson Hall . A total of 26 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 18, 2018).

Population development

Census Results - Fulton County, New York
year 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890
Residents - - - - 18,049 20.171 24,162 27,064 30,985 37,650
year 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Residents 42,842 44,534 44,927 46,560 48,597 51,021 51,304 52,637 55,153 54.191
year 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090
Residents 55,073 55,531

Cities and towns

In addition to the independent parishes listed below, there are several villages in Fulton County .

Locality status Population
(2010)
Total area
[km²]
Land area
[km²]
Population density
[inhabitants / km²]
founding Specialty
Bleeker town 000000000000533.0000000000533 153.881 147.895 3.6 0Apr 4, 1831
Broadalbin town 000000000005260.00000000005,260 102.988 82.124 64.0 March 12 1793
Caroga town 000000000001205.00000000001,205 140.519 131.067 9.2 Apr 11, 1842
Ephratah town 000000000001682.00000000001,682 102.124 101,406 16.6 27 Mar 1827
Gloversville City 000000000015665.000000000015,665 13,328 13.304 1,177.5 April 19, 1890 Founded in April 1853 as a village
Johnstown City 000000000008743.00000000008,743 12.642 12.621 692.7   1895 County seat ; founded on April 1st, 1808 as a village
Johnstown town 000000000007098.00000000007,098 184,577 181.776 39.0 March 12 1783
Mayfield town 000000000006495.00000000006,495 167.459 151,152 43.0 March 12 1792
Northampton town 000000000002670.00000000002,670 89.909 54.667 48.8 0Feb 1, 1799
Oppenheim town 000000000001924.00000000001.924 146.116 145.324 13.2 18 Mar 1808
Perth town 000000000003646.00000000003,646 67.596 67.526 54.0 Apr 18, 1838
Stratford town 000000000000610.0000000000610 198.492 193.845 3.1 Apr 10, 1805

literature

  • John Homer French: Gazetteer of the State of New York . RP Smith, Syracuse, NY 1860, pp. 314 ff . ( online [PDF; 63.8 MB ; accessed on January 1, 2016]).
  • Franklin Benjamin Hough: Gazetteer of the State of New York . 1st volume. A. Boyd, Albany, NY 1873, pp. 308 ff . ( online [PDF; 58.3 MB ; accessed on January 1, 2016]).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Fulton County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed October 1, 2016
  2. Entry of the Shaker Mountain Wild Forest on the website of the Department of Environmental Conservation of the State of New York (English)
  3. Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New York . National Park Service , accessed February 18, 2018.
  4. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 18, 2018.
  5. Population 1840-2010 according to census results
  6. Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
  7. John Homer French: Gazetteer of the State of New York . RP Smith, Syracuse, NY 1860, pp. 316 ff .
  8. Overview of the history of Gloverville on the town's homepage
  9. Overview of the history of Johnstown City on the homepage of the city (English)

Web links

Commons : Fulton County, New York  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 43 ° 7 ′  N , 74 ° 25 ′  W